Marijuana

Why is marijuana illegal ? I just don't get it.

Now let's get something straight, first and foremost. I tried it ONCE ! One night, me and three other guys sharing a joint. So that's 1/4 a joint ! I'm not even sure that's enough to get high. On top of that, I don't smoke, therefore I probably wanted to be cool and didn't inhale (sorry, I don't remember specifically, it was 20 years ago). So ... One night I had a 1/4 of a joint and possibly didn't even inhale it. So that tells you how much of a pot head I am.

So back to my point. Why is it illegal ?? I grows naturally. It gives you a buzz like alcohol. From what I understand, it eliminates the hangovers of alcohol. You don't have to smoke 12 joints to feel good, unlike beer. This sounds like a pretty damn good idea to me. Did I mention it grows naturally?

There are a LOT of concoctions out there that are damn right scary. Chemicals mixed together that when made, might explode your head off. Battery acid, chemicals, kitchen cleaners, and who knows what else mixed together just doesn't sound like a pleasant experience to me. "METH", for example, that does not sound like a natural high to me.

And if you want to throw religion into it, which I always do. Didn't God make everything? Didn't He sit down on the seventh day and look around and say "and everything was good?" I'm pretty sure He said all was good, which still doesn't explain "humans" as apparently were just a class of screw ups! But anyway, if everything was good, then wouldn't outlawing marijuana be going against God's making? Interesting concept I must say. Not to mention all the damn wine those soaks drank in the day.

Let's not forget to mention all the uses for marijuana other than smoking it. Let's see, textiles, livestock feed, livestock bedding, nutritional supplements, medicines, paper products .. just to name a few.

Now I'm not saying that I'd be a big pot user if it were legal, or maybe I am !! Who knows ? I just don't understand why something that doesn't seem to be any more potent than alcohol is illegal. I just don't get it. But then, most of the things in the world today I just don't get. It's part of my midlife crisis I guess, which I love, because it makes life interesting.

I just think it would be cool to go to Kmart and pick up some Charmin, some Advil, some dogfood ... OH ! and don't forget to pick up another marijuana plant because ours isn't doing so well, and we have company this weekend !!

I haven't done the research, but I'm willing to go "out on a limb" and say that the countries that have legalized marijuana are probably just as good if not better a society than we are statistically. So let's all get on board and legalize marijuana, not for my sake since I have next to no experience with it, but for all the sake of people who enjoy taking the edge off life from time to time, and enjoy eating pizza and Doritoes. (This sentence was brought to you by Pizza Hut and Frito Lay).

Todays RBV: Genesis 9:21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

This is ONE of over 200 verses in the bible that refers to wine, and drinking alcohol, or getting drunk. So although you won't find "weed" in the bible, to all you drinkers out there, hold up your glass and have a toast to the Holy ones, for they also knew how to take the edge off of living.